NZ Drug Foundation Staff
Mythbusters: Yeast spreads can be used for brewing alcohol
Is Vegemite - a true blue Aussie spread - being used to make homebrew alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities?
About a drug: powdered alcohol
We may not have heard much about it before, but powdered alcohol (just add water) is nothing new.
Q&A: Nobody suffers like the families
Julian McMahon is an Australian barrister practising criminal law, who represented Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the 'Bali 9' pair who were executed in Indonesia earlier this year on drugs charges.
Viewpoints: Is the jury still out on e-cigarettes?
Short of a pill that will magically take addiction away, are e-cigarettes the best smoking cessation device since the humble patch?
Early days for UNGASS 2016 declaration
Preparations are well under way for next April's UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem. So, what's the outcome likely to be?
Unequal treatment before the law
Kelly van Gaalen is a stand-up New Zealander – a real good sort. Right now though, she’s in prison.
The cost of convicting young people
Our criminal justice approach under the Misuse of Drugs Act comes at a high cost to all involved, even just in terms of wasted tax dollars, but it is particularly younger people who bear the brunt of these costs.
Stigma really hurts
Long after someone has given up using drugs, the associated stigma can linger. One person who knows about this is Wellington Drugs Project board member Kate Kerrisk.
Show me the money!
Whether we’re treating drug issues in the health sector or enforcing the Misuse of Drugs Act in the law enforcement and justice sector, addressing drug-related harm isn’t cheap.
A conviction is for life
The consequences of a youthful drug conviction continue to have profound and unfortunate impacts on Barry's life.
Has NZ’s drug law passed its use by date?
A lot can happen in 40 years. The changes we’ve witnessed in Kiwi society are profound. Yet the Misuse of Drugs Act (1975) is essentially the same as the day it was passed.
The UNGASS 2016 primer
The next UNGASS on drugs has been brought forward from 2019 to 2016. That's still a year away, but at a UN level, this amounts to blistering urgency.